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A series of four programmes
4-A Convent School
'Good morning, Sister.' The girls change into indoor shoes. In the hall the headmistress makes the Sign of the Cross. So begins another day at school. This is an attempt to portray a school through the events of its daily life, in the classroom, the staffroom, and on the playground.
Compiled and produced by Owen Leeming

Contributors

Produced By:
Owen Leeming

A play for radio by Lionel Brown
Characters in order of speaking:
Pianist. Arthur Dulay
Produced by David H. Godfrey
Village life, despite its quiet, is not always without its hazards, especially when gossiping tongues begin to wag.

Contributors

Unknown:
Lionel Brown
Pianist:
Arthur Dulay
Produced By:
David H. Godfrey
Rodney Allen:
Simon Lack
Ian Grant:
Duncan McIntyre
Henry Leaton-Knowles (Badger):
Keith Williams
Sophonisba Leaton-Knowles (Nisba):
Mary O'Farrell
Gertrude West:
Molly Rankin
Mrs Morland:
Valerie Hanson
The Rev Philip Morland:
Trevor Martin
Mary Morland:
Penelope Lee
Walter Norton:
George Hagan
Tommy Reynolds:
Peter Wilde
Mavis Roberts:
June Tobin
Dick Biggs:
Wilfred Babbage
Archdeacon:
Howieson Culfl

Advice and entertainment for retired people and older people generally, and a meeting place on the air for those concerned for their welfare
' Remember': stories of an impromptu competition at an Old People's Club, told by Anne Jordan
Picture of an Army Officer: Colonel Duncan tells John Dunn about how he got involved in a new career after his retirement
Presented by John Dunn
(The second item is recorded)

Contributors

Unknown:
John Dunn
Presented By:
John Dunn

Junior Theatre presents
' The Carved Lions '
A play in four parts by Alice de Grey from the book by Mrs. Molesworth
2-' Gathering Clouds '
Produced by David Davis
5.30 For Older Children
Music Room
' Da Capo '
Three talks by Helen Henschel in which she looks 'back to the beginning,' recalling some of the great musicians she remembers as a child
5.50 The week's programmes

Contributors

Unknown:
Alice de Grey
Produced By:
David Davis
Unknown:
Helen Henschel
The Old Lady:
Winifred Oughton
The Carved Lions: Rex:
Timothy Bateson
The Carved Lions: Leo:
David Kossoff
Geraldine:
Ann Totten
Haddon:
Patricia Hayes
Mamma:
Curigwen Lewis
Papa:
William Eedle
Lydia:
Norma Griffln
Miss Aspinall:
Betty Hardy

by Anton Chekhov
The story translated and adapted for radio by David Tutaev
The pianist. Josephine Lee Produced by H. B. Fortuin

Contributors

Unknown:
Anton Chekhov
Unknown:
David Tutaev
Pianist:
Josephine Lee
Produced By:
H. B. Fortuin
Dr Korostolev:
John Ruddock
Dr Osip Dymov:
Denys Hawthorne
Olga Ivanovna:
Mary Steele
Ryabovsky:
Heron Carvic
Darya Alexandrovna:
Catherine Doian
Farforov:
Douglas Storm
The actor:
Lee Fox
The dressmaker:
Kathleen Helme
The maid:
Eva Stuart

BBC Home Service Basic

About BBC Home Service

BBC Home Service is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 1st September 1939 and ended on the 29th September 1967.

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